“Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849.”
Creativity & Storytelling
“John Lasseter, director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios”
RSA Animate – Drive
“Daniel Pink provides concrete examples of how intrinsic motivation functions both at home and in the workplace.”
RSA Animate – Empathic Civilisation
“Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.”
Ray Anderson – The business logic of sustainability
“At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional 'take / make / waste' industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce.”
Sir Ken Robinson – Bring on the learning revolution!
“In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.”
RSA Animate – The Divided Brain
“Renowned psychiatrist and writer Iain McGilchrist explains how our ‘divided brain’ has profoundly altered human behaviour, culture and society.”
RSA Animate – Language as a Window into Human Nature
“Steven Pinker shows us how the mind turns the finite building blocks of language into infinite meanings.”
RSA Animate – Choice
“Fusing sociology, psychoanalysis and philosophy, Professor Renata Salecl shows that individual choice is rarely based on a simple rational decision with a predictable outcome. Salecl explores the paralysing anxiety and dissatisfaction surrounding limitless choice. Does the freedom to be the architects of our own lives actually hinder rather than help us? Does our preoccupation with choosing and consuming actually obstruct social change?
RSA Animate – The Internet in Society: Empowering and Censoring Citizen?
“Does the internet actually inhibit, not encourage democracy? Author and journalist Evgeny Morozov presents an alternative take on ‘cyber-utopianism’ – the seductive idea that the internet plays a largely emancipatory role in global politics.”